|
| US3967625 | 23 Dic 1974 | 6 Jul 1976 | | Device for sterilizing the human female or male by ligation |
| US4016881 | 27 May 1975 | 12 Abr 1977 | Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Quebec | Instrument for use in laparoscopic tubal cauterization |
| US4085743 | 2 Mar 1976 | 25 Abr 1978 | | Multiple occlusion ring applicator and method |
| US4167188 | 13 Dic 1976 | 11 Sep 1979 | | Surgical elastic band |
| US4257420 | 22 May 1979 | 24 Mar 1981 | Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. | Ring applicator with an endoscope |
| US4325375 | 12 May 1980 | 20 Abr 1982 | | Instrument for inserting and removing intraocular lens |
| US4374523 | 15 Ago 1975 | 22 Feb 1983 | | Occlusion ring applicator |
| US4471766 | 22 May 1979 | 18 Sep 1984 | InBae Yoon | Ring applicator with an endoscope |
| US4485814 | 5 Sep 1979 | 4 Dic 1984 | | One-piece compound elastic occluding member |
| US4668186 | 15 Feb 1985 | 26 May 1987 | The Bally Orthodontics Group | Apparatus for dispensing elastic bands and associated method |
| US4788966 | 14 May 1987 | 6 Dic 1988 | | Plug for use in a reversible sterilization procedure |
| US4869268 | 13 Oct 1988 | 26 Sep 1989 | | Multi-functional instruments and stretchable ligating and occluding devices |
| US4990152 | 12 Oct 1988 | 5 Feb 1991 | | Applicator device housing multiple elastic ligatures in series and for dilating and applying elastic ligatures onto anatomical tissue |
| US5026379 | 5 Dic 1989 | 25 Jun 1991 | | Multi-functional instruments and stretchable ligating and occluding devices |
| US5100419 | 13 Nov 1990 | 31 Mar 1992 | | Device for removing diverticula in the colon |
| US5147353 | 23 Mar 1990 | 15 Sep 1992 | MyriadLase, Inc. | Medical method for applying high energy light and heat for gynecological sterilization procedures |
| US5207690 | 2 Sep 1992 | 4 May 1993 | Bel-Art Products, Inc. | Arrangement for stabilizing the hormonal effects produced by the ovaries of a small female mammalian creature |
| US5224497 | 14 Ene 1992 | 6 Jul 1993 | | Method of removing diverticula in the colon |
| US5269789 | 9 Oct 1992 | 14 Dic 1993 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Multiple ligating band dispenser for ligating instruments |
| US5320630 | 23 Feb 1993 | 14 Jun 1994 | | Endoscopic ligating instrument for applying elastic bands |
| US5322507 | 11 Ago 1992 | 21 Jun 1994 | MyriadLase, Inc. | Endoscope for treatment of prostate |
| US5334209 | 8 Jun 1993 | 2 Ago 1994 | | Multi-functional instruments and stretchable ligating and occluding devices |
| US5356416 | 19 Oct 1993 | 18 Oct 1994 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Combined multiple ligating band dispenser and sclerotherapy needle instrument |
| US5445167 | 28 Sep 1992 | 29 Ago 1995 | | Methods of applying surgical chips and suture tie devices to bodily tissue during endoscopic procedures |
| US5593404 | 8 Mar 1994 | 14 Ene 1997 | MyriadLase, Inc. | Method of treatment of prostate |
| US5665100 | 20 Ene 1995 | 9 Sep 1997 | | Multifunctional instrument with interchangeable operating units for performing endoscopic procedures |
| US5697940 | 14 Oct 1994 | 16 Dic 1997 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Multiple ligating band dispenser |
| US5797939 | 27 Dic 1996 | 25 Ago 1998 | | Endoscopic scissors with longitudinal operating channel |
| US5797958 | 4 Dic 1996 | 25 Ago 1998 | | Endoscopic grasping instrument with scissors |
| US5843121 | 6 Mar 1996 | 1 Dic 1998 | | Multi-functional surgical forceps instrument |
| US5897551 | 21 Nov 1994 | 27 Abr 1999 | MyriadLase, Inc. | Medical device for applying high energy light and heat for gynecological sterilization procedures |
| US5908429 | 16 Dic 1997 | 1 Jun 1999 | | Methods of anatomical tissue ligation |
| US5921993 | 1 May 1997 | 13 Jul 1999 | | Methods of endoscopic tubal ligation |
| US5957936 | 1 May 1997 | 28 Sep 1999 | InBae Yoon | Instrument assemblies for performing anatomical tissue ligation |
| US5961526 | 18 Feb 1998 | 5 Oct 1999 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Coaxial needle and severing snare |
| US5972002 | 2 Jun 1998 | 26 Oct 1999 | Cabot Technology Corporation | Apparatus and method for surgical ligation |
| US5984939 | 1 May 1997 | 16 Nov 1999 | | Multifunctional grasping instrument with cutting member and operating channel for use in endoscopic and non-endoscopic procedures |
| US6007551 | 6 Sep 1996 | 28 Dic 1999 | Wilson-Cook Medical Inc. | Endoscopic ligating apparatus |
| US6042591 | 17 Abr 1998 | 28 Mar 2000 | Ensurg, Inc. | Movable ligating band dispenser and method |
| US6051003 | 12 Nov 1997 | 18 Abr 2000 | Boston Scientific Corporation | Combined multiple ligating band dispenser and sclerotherapy needle instrument |
| US6059797 | 17 Jun 1998 | 9 May 2000 | Ensurg, Inc. | Self-disposing ligating band dispenser |
| US6120513 | 9 Ene 1998 | 19 Sep 2000 | | Laparoscopic surgery instrumentation and method of its use |
| US6136009 | 6 May 1998 | 24 Oct 2000 | Ensurg, Inc. | Ligating band dispenser |
| US6149659 | 21 Sep 1998 | 21 Nov 2000 | DabeGran Technologies, Inc. | Endoscopic ligating apparatus |
| US6210416 | 19 Jul 1999 | 3 Abr 2001 | | Coaxial needle and severing snare |
| US6280452 | 22 Jun 1998 | 28 Ago 2001 | Ensurg, Inc. | Balloon actuated ligating band dispenser |
| US6350269 | 1 Mar 1999 | 26 Feb 2002 | Apollo Camera, L.L.C. | Ligation clip and clip applier |
| US6436108 | 19 Abr 2000 | 20 Ago 2002 | EnSurg, Inc. | Movable ligating band dispenser |
| US6482213 | 30 May 2000 | 19 Nov 2002 | | Rubber band stretcher |
| US6547798 | 4 May 2000 | 15 Abr 2003 | | Ring applicator and method for applying elastic rings to anatomical tissue structures |
| US6652539 | 25 Feb 2002 | 25 Nov 2003 | Surgicon, Inc. | Method for applying a ligation clip |
| US6652545 | 25 Feb 2002 | 25 Nov 2003 | Surgicon, Inc. | Ligation clip and clip applier |
| US6685713 | 21 Nov 2000 | 3 Feb 2004 | DabeGran Technologies, Inc. | Endoscopic ligating apparatus |
| US6702821 | 28 Ago 2001 | 9 Mar 2004 | The Bonutti 2003 Trust A | Instrumentation for minimally invasive joint replacement and methods for using same |
| US6730101 | 1 Sep 2000 | 4 May 2004 | Dabegran Technologies, Inc. | Endoscopic ligating apparatus |
| US6736822 | 20 Feb 2002 | 18 May 2004 | | Device and method for internal ligation of tubular structures |
| US6770078 | 11 Oct 2001 | 3 Ago 2004 | | Movable knee implant and methods therefor |
| US6896682 | 14 Nov 2000 | 24 May 2005 | Biomedical Engineering Solutions, Inc. | Method and system for internal ligation of tubular structures |
| US7104996 | 8 Jul 2002 | 12 Sep 2006 | MarcTec. LLC | Method of performing surgery |
| US7207997 | 25 Nov 2003 | 24 Abr 2007 | | Ligation clip and clip applier |
| US7488324 | 8 Dic 2003 | 10 Feb 2009 | Biomet Manufacturing Corporation | Femoral guide for implanting a femoral knee prosthesis |
| US7510557 | 18 Ene 2005 | 31 Mar 2009 | Bonutti Research Inc. | Cutting guide |
| US7572266 | 20 Oct 2004 | 11 Ago 2009 | | Clip applier tool having a discharge configuration |
| US7582095 | 12 Jun 2003 | 1 Sep 2009 | Apollo Camera, L.L.C. | Surgical ligation clip and method for use thereof |
| US7615054 | 3 Dic 2003 | 10 Nov 2009 | Martec, LLC | Bicompartmental knee implant and method |
| US7635390 | 8 Oct 2003 | 22 Dic 2009 | Marctec, LLC | Joint replacement component having a modular articulating surface |
| US7678125 | 12 Nov 2003 | 16 Mar 2010 | Apollo Camera, L.L.C. | Surgical ligation clip |
| US7695479 | 12 Abr 2005 | 13 Abr 2010 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Femoral sizer |
| US7695520 | 31 May 2006 | 13 Abr 2010 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Prosthesis and implementation system |
| US7704253 | 6 Mar 2006 | 27 Abr 2010 | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | Single use resection guide |
| US7708740 | 30 Jun 2005 | 4 May 2010 | Marctec, LLC | Method for total knee arthroplasty and resecting bone in situ |
| US7708741 | 30 Jun 2005 | 4 May 2010 | Marctec, LLC | Method of preparing bones for knee replacement surgery |
| US7749229 | 30 Jun 2005 | 6 Jul 2010 | Marctec, LLC | Total knee arthroplasty through shortened incision |
| US7780672 | 27 Feb 2006 | 24 Ago 2010 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Femoral adjustment device and associated method |
| US7789885 | 15 Feb 2005 | 7 Sep 2010 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Instrumentation for knee resection |
| US7806896 | 25 Nov 2003 | 5 Oct 2010 | Marctec, LLC | Knee arthroplasty method |
| US7806897 | 30 Jun 2005 | 5 Oct 2010 | Marctec, LLC | Knee arthroplasty and preservation of the quadriceps mechanism |
| US7828852 | 9 Mar 2007 | 9 Nov 2010 | Marctec, LLC. | Inlaid articular implant |
| US7837690 | 15 Ene 2003 | 23 Nov 2010 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Method and apparatus for less invasive knee resection |
| US7837736 | 30 Oct 2007 | 23 Nov 2010 | Marctec, LLC | Minimally invasive surgical systems and methods |
| US7887542 | 31 Ago 2004 | 15 Feb 2011 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Method and apparatus for less invasive knee resection |
| US7892236 | 18 Ene 2005 | 22 Feb 2011 | Marctec, LLC | System and method for total joint replacement |
| US7931690 | 9 Mar 2007 | 26 Abr 2011 | Marctec, LLC | Method of resurfacing an articular surface of a bone |
| US7959635 | 8 Mar 2004 | 14 Jun 2011 | Marctec, LLC. | Limited incision total joint replacement methods |
| US8070752 | 9 Ene 2008 | 6 Dic 2011 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Patient specific alignment guide and inter-operative adjustment |
| US8123758 | 9 Feb 2009 | 28 Feb 2012 | Biomet Manufacturing Corp. | Femoral guide for implanting a femoral knee prosthesis |
| US8133229 | 14 Oct 2003 | 13 Mar 2012 | Marctec, LLC. | Knee arthroplasty method |
| US8172870 | 9 Jun 2004 | 8 May 2012 | Microline Surgical, Inc. | Ligation clip applier |